Support for remote control device



Oct. 6, 1964 A. E. BLANCO SUPPORT FOR REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 10, 1962 Andrew E. Bwmv Oct. 6, 1964 A. E.BLANCO SUPPORT FOR REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept.10, 1962 INVENTOR Andrew 5. 5mm

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SUPPORT FOR REMOTE CONTROL nsvzcs Filed Sept. 10, 1962 s Sheets-Sheet 3ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,152,218 SUPPORT FOR REMOTE CONTROLDEVICE Andrew E. Blanca, P.O. Box 444, Morgan City,La. Filed'Sept. 10,1962, Ser. No. 222,422 2 Claims. (Cl. 174-70) This invention relates tosupports for remote control devices, and more particularly to rotatablesupports for remote control devices for juke boxes.

The juke box has become an important accessory in many establishmentssuch as restaurants and taverns. Modern day techniques have providedremote control devices which permit the customers to make a selectionand to operate the juke box without the necessity of the customerleaving his seat.

The devices are placed at the booths and along the counter or bar.Frequently, the employees use the de vices or are requested bya customerto make a selection.

Usually, there is no remote control device which is easily accessible toemployees. The employee generally must bother a customer to make aselection on the remote control device near the customer. This is aninconvenience to the customer.

Also, the operator of the juke box sometimes must inconvenience acustomer when theoperator is removing coins from the remote controldevice or changing the cards which indicate the titles of the variousrecords.

It is an object of this invention to overcome these problems.

it is another object of this device to provide a rotatable support forremote control devices so they may be easily accessible from variousangles.

t is a still further object of this invention to provide a rotatablesupport for remote control devices including bracket means which rendersthe support easily attachable to various support structures.

These and other objects of the invention may be accomplished by oneembodiment wherein a support is provided with means to hold a remotecontrol device and which means is rotatably mounted on bracket means.The bracket means is adapted to be secured adjustably to a base memberwhich may be rigidly affixed to the counter or other supportingstructure. The rotatable means and the bracket means are adaptedtoreceive the connecting wire of the remote control device in a mannerto permit rotation of the remote control device.

With this support, the remote control device may be attached to acounter in the usual location. The remote control device is accessiblefrom the customer side of the counter or from the opposite side merelyby rotating the device on the support to either position. This isconvenient for customers, employees, and the juke box operator.

This embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the support mounted on a supporting surface,which is shown in section, with a remote control device mounted thereonas shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the support as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial top view of the support;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 44 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a partial view of the support secured to a modified basemember;

F IG. 6 is a perspective view of the base member of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the base member of FIG. 5.

The support 10 includes a vertical plate 12 which is provided with aplurality of slots 14. Fastening means 16 extend through the slots tosecure a remote control 3,152,218 Patented Oct. 6, 1964 device 18thereto. The plate 12 is provided with an aperture 20 to accommodate aconnecting wire 22 of the remote control device.

The plate 12 is secured rigidly to a turntable 24. The plate 12 isillustrated as connected to the turntable 24 by welding, but may besecured thereto by means of bolts or other suitable means.

The turntable 24 may be inthe form of a circular plate having adepending vertical flange 28 about its periphery. The turntable 24 isapertured at its cepter to receive an elongated bushing 30 rigidlysecured therein by any conventional means.

A bearing 32 surrounds the bushing 30 and is supported on the uppersurface of a stationary disc 34. The bearing 32 supports the turntable24 in a manner to permit rotation of the turntable 24 and the bushing 30relative to the stationary disc 34. This arrangement provides for easyrotational movement of the turntable.

The bushing 30 extends through an aperture in the disc 34. A lock nut'36 is threadably secured thereto to retain the turntable 24 on thebearing 32 and the disc 34. Sufficient space is provided between thelock nut 36 and the lower surface 38 of the disc 34 to avoid frictionbetween the parts when the turntable is rotated. The disc 34 is providedwith an annular cavity 40 which receives the lock nut 36.

A channel 42 may be provided in the disc extending from the cavity 40 tothe periphery of the disc. This permits the connecting wire 22 of theremote control device to extend downwardly through the bushing 30 intothe cavity 40 and outwardly therefrom through the channel 42 to the sideof the supporting structure for connection with a juke box or otherdevice.

Stop means may be provided on the turntable 24 to prevent completerotation of the turntable which would cause the connecting wire 22 totwist and eventually break. The stop means may be in the form of anelongated member 44 secured to the flange 28 of the turntable andextended downwardly therefrom.

A pair of pins 46 may be rigidly secured in the disc 34 in diametricallyopposed relation. The pins 46 extend horizontally from the periphery ofthe disc into the path of the stop means 44 when the turntable isrotated. The stop means 44, when in abutting relation with one pin 46,would position the support with the control device thereon facing oneside of a counter or other supporting surface. The other pin 46 wouldstop rotation of the support when the member 44 comes to abuttingrelation therewith after substantially of rotation to position thecontrol device oppositely of its initial position.

The disc 34 may be held stationary on the surface of the counter orother supporting surface by means of a bracket 43 which may be connectedadjustably to a base member 50.

The bracket 48 includes a portion 51 which may be welded or otherwiserigidly secured to the disc 34. A pair of straps 52 dependperpendicularly from the portion 5.1 in spaced parallel relation witheach other.

Each strap 52 is provided with an elongated opening 54 to permit thebracket to be secured to a base member in a predetermined position bysuitable fastening means 55.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, the base member 59 is comprisedof a pair of L-shaped elements disposed in spaced apart parallelrelationship and joined together with a strap portion 56. Each long leg57 is provided with a plurality of apertures 58 to receive screws orother fastening means to secure the base member to the lower surface ofthe counter or other supporting structure.

When the legs 57 are secured in this manner, the short legs 59 extenddownwardly from the counter top. Each leg 59 is provided with anelongated opening 60 adapted 3 to cooperate with the openings 54 in thebracket to receive the fastening means 55 therethrough for securing thebracket thereto.

The bracket may thus be secured to the base member with the disc 34supported on the counter top. The elongated openings 54 and 661 permitadjustment of the bracket 43 to allow for various thicknesses of thecountertop to which the support it is secured.

In the event the structure to which the support is secured, is notprovided with access to the lower surface of the countertop as shown inFIG. 1, but instead is provided with a flush rear wall as shown in FIG.5, a modified form of base member 62 may be provided.

The base member 62, as best seen in FIGS. 5 and 7, may be in the form ofa rectangular bar having offset end portions 63. Each end portion 63 isprovided with an opening 64 to cooperate with the openings 54 in thebracket to receive fastening means therethrough for securing the bracketthereto.

The base member 62 is provided with a plurality of apertures 65 toreceive screws or other fastening means to secure the base member to thesupporting structure.

It will thus be understood that the invention provides a rotatablesupport for remote control devices to make such devices accessible fromany angle.

The support is simple in construction and is secured easily to existingcounters or other structures.

The support is desirable to operators of juke boxes. With this support,it is more convenient for the operator to service the remote controldevice. Further, the support results in an economic advantage in thatfewer remote control devices are necessary because of the rotatablesupport enabling the control device to be accessible from manypositions.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in certainembodiments, it is recognized that other variations and changes may bemade therein without departing from the invention as set forth in theclaims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a remote control device for juke boxes, a supportcomprising a turntable including a vertical plate for holding saidcontrol device for rotation through an angle of substantially 180, saidturntable having a central aperture with an elongated bushing securedtherein and depending therefrom, a bracket including a disc forsupporting said turntable, said disc having an aperture at its center toreceive said bushing, rotatable bearing means disposed about saidbushing between said turntable and said disc, lock means engaging saidbushing to secure said turntable to said disc in rotatable relationtherewith, said disc having an annular cavity therein to receive saidlock means, means on said turntable and said disc to limit therotational movement of said turntable, a channel in said disccommunicating with said cavity and the peripheral wall of said disc,said control device having an electrical connecting wire extendingthrough said bushing into said cavity and exiting therefrom through saidchannel for connection with a juke box, said bracket including a pair ofdepending legs having elongated openings therein, a base member adaptedto have a first portion fixedly attached to a counter top and a secondportion supported in perpendicular relation therewith, and means tosecure said bracket to said second portion of said base member in apredetermined position.

2. In combination with a remote control for juke boxes, a rotatablesupport comprising a rotatable, horizontal turntable subjacent saidremote control, said turntable having upper and lower faces, meansfixedly connecting said turntable to said remote control, a horizontaldisc subjacent said turntable, said disc having upper and lower faces,bracket means fixed to said disc and adapted to support said disc in ahorizontal position, said disc and said turntable having coaxial centralapertures therein, bushing means positioned in said apertures androtatably connecting said turntable and said disc, said bushing meanshaving a longitudinal extending bore therein, bearing means disposedabout said bushing means and contacting the lower face of said turntableand the upper face of said disc, an electrically conductive connectingwire, one end of said wire being connected to said remote control,another end of said wire being directed through said bore in saidbushing means and adapted to be connected to a juke box, stop means forlimiting rotation of said turntable relative to said disc, said stopmeans including first means fixedly projecting from said turntable andsecond means fixedly projecting from saiddisc into the path of rotationof said first means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,241,127 Krapf Sept. 25, 1917 1,673,980 Hannaford June 19, 19282,230,486 Durant Feb. 4, 1941 2,371,528 Levetus et al. Mar. 13, 1945FOREIGN PATENTS 710,521 Germany Sept. 15, 1941

2. IN COMBINATION WITH A REMOTE CONTROL FOR JUKE BOXES, A ROTATABLESUPPORT COMPRISING A ROTATABLE, HORIZONTAL TURNTABLE SUBJACENT SAIDREMOTE CONTROL, SAID TURNTABLE HAVING UPPER AND LOWER FACES, MEANSFIXEDLY CONNECTING SAID TURNTABLE TO SAID REMOTE CONTROL, A HORIZONTALDISC SUBJACENT SAID TURNTABLE, SAID DISC HAVING UPPER AND LOWER FACES,BRACKET MEANS FIXED TO SAID DISC AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SAID DISC IN AHORIZONTAL POSITION, SAID DISC AND SAID TURNTABLE HAVING COAXIAL CENTRALAPERTURES THEREIN, BUSHING MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID APERTURES ANDROTATABLY CONNECTING SAID TURNTABLE AND SAID DISC, SAID BUSHING MEANSHAVING A LONGITUDINAL EXTENDING BORE THEREIN, BEARING MEANS DISPOSEDABOUT SAID BUSHING MEANS AND CONTACTING THE LOWER FACE OF SAID TURNTABLEAND THE UPPER FACE OF SAID DISC, AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTINGWIRE, ONE END OF SAID WIRE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID REMOTE CONTROL,ANOTHER END OF SAID WIRE BEING DIRECTED THROUGH SAID BORE IN SAIDBUSHING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A JUKE BOX, STOP MEANS FORLIMITING ROTATION OF SAID TURNTABLE RELATIVE TO SAID DISC, SAID STOPMEANS INCLUDING FIRST MEANS FIXEDLY PROJECTING FROM SAID TURNTABLE ANDSECOND MEANS FIXEDLY PROJECTING FROM SAID DISC INTO THE PATH OF ROTATIONOF SAID FIRST MEANS.